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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2017 Women's Volleyball

2 Shelby Cox

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Position MB
  • Hometown Round Rock, Texas
  • Highschool Cedar Ridge HS

Biography

2017 | SENIOR

- Summit League All-Tournament Team

Made an appearance in 26 matches, starting 19 times, and played 80 total sets ... Ranked third on the team with 41 block assists, including a career-best nine at home against Wyoming (9/16), finishing with 43 total blocks ... Moved up to seventh in program history with 232 career block assists ... Closed the season third for ORU with 148 kills, averaging 1.85 per set, and a .266 hitting percentage ... Posted a season-high 14 kills at South Dakota (10/3) and in the season finale during the NIVC at North Texas (11/30) ... Recorded seven set assists, three service aces and 24 digs for the year.

 

2016 | JUNIOR

- Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (10/10)

Saw the court in all 32 matches, including being in the starting lineup 30 times ... Ranked second on the team totaling 297 kills and 2.61 kills per set ... Led ORU with a .285 hitting percentage that ranked as the 10th-highest in The Summit League ... Reached double-figure kills 19 times during the season and posted a career-best 16 at home against Omaha (10/2) ... Turned in nine solo blocks and 68 block assists with a season best of seven when facing the Mavericks (10/2) ... Posted a career-high six of her 50 digs on the season against Louisiana Tech (9/17) ... Closed the year with eight assists and 19 service aces, hitting a career-high three against Stephen F. Austin (9/9).

 

2015 | SOPHOMORE

Appeared in all 30 matches for ORU playing a team-high 117 sets, while earning the start in 28 ... Finished the season as the most efficient hitter for the Golden Eagles posting a .299 hitting percentage and adding 2.11 kills per set, second on the team, to total 247 kills ... Defensively, was second for ORU with 73 total blocks and was third with 0.62 blocks per set ... Registered 11 matches with 10 or more kills during the season ... Added nine matches with a .400 hitting percentage or better, including twice surpassing the .600 mark ... Tied a season-high 13 kills twice during the season at UNLV (9/12) and at South Dakota State (9/26) ... Recorded a season high with seven blocks against Southeastern Louisiana (9/11).

 

2014 | FRESHMAN

Played in 112 sets during her freshman season and was third on the team with 189 kills ... Tallied a .279 hitting percentage and paced the Golden Eagles with 73 blocks ... Recorded two kills and one dig in her collegiate debut against Nevada (8/29) ... Posted a season-best 15 kills at home against Denver (11/9) and reached double-figure kills five times in her first season, including three of the final four matches ... Tallied a season-high eight blocks against Sam Houston State (9/12) and her four digs at IPFW (10/10) was her highest total of the season.

 

PRIOR TO ORU

Was a four-year standout at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas, under the guidance of Head Coach Kim Fuller ... Was a four-time, First-Team All-District 16-4A selection for the Raiders ... Also was an Academic All-District selection four times in her prep tenure ... Ended her high school career as Cedar Ridge's career leader with 766 kills and 180 blocks ... Was a four-year Honor Roll selection ... Also lettered in track and field, where she was a regional qualifier.

 

PERSONAL

Daughter of Craig and Nancy Cox ... Majored in Sports Management at ORU ... Has a brother, Cameron, who spent one season pitching for the University of Texas and was an all-region selection as a junior at Concordia (Texas) University in 2014 and one sister, Cassie ... Favorite professional team is the Houston Texans ... Favorite athlete is current US Volleyball National Team star Destinee Hooker ... Enjoys doing art and photography in her spare time ... Chose ORU over Denver and UCF.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2014Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2015Sophomore

    MB
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    MB
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    MB
    6'1"
    2
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